COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation has granted a total of $90,000 over three years to three South Carolina charities that benefit child welfare and youth arts programs within the state.

As part of its second annual multi-year grant cycle donations, the following organizations benefited:

- Epworth Children’s Home: Epworth’s Family Care Center. Epworth’s Family Care Center is a program that allows mothers and their children to stay together while receiving treatment as a whole family.

- Abbeville County School District:Putting Students First, One Beat at a Time. This program will assist the district’s schools with purchasing musical instruments for students who have an interest in band.

- Dillon School District Four:Stayin’ the Chorus. This program will send choral students to regional performances and competitions and help purchase music classroom materials.

These projects join the inaugural projects from the 2017 Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation grant cycle, which are entering their second year of funding. those organizations include Carolina Youth Development Center, Growing Home Southeast, and Long Bay Symphonic Society.